The Marines of the Entertainment Media Liaison Office challenged Austen Alexander to try out some Marine Corps physical training.
Alexander signed up for trying his best at the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test, aka PFT. The test measures cardiovascular fitness and is completed in the green-on-green PT uniform. The PFT consists of pull-ups or push-ups (although with push-ups, you cannot get the full score for the event); crunches, which planks will replace in the next iteration; and a three-mile timed run.
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Perfect scores for pull-ups usually consist of a high number of dead-hang pull-ups in the 20+ range. The perfect run time score is 18 minutes, which is really moving. Only a small percentage of Marines can do that. If you want to do that well on the run, you may want to build up your cardiovascular endurance. The test is not for the faint of heart, especially if conducted in a hilly area and/or during the sweltering heat of Southern California in the middle of spring.
A Navy Veteran
The Marines do their best and are professional with Alexander, even if he is a Squid!
Alexander served in the U.S. Navy for seven years in naval security as a part of the harbor patrol. He combined his passion for fitness and video with his founding of AMA Marketing while he was still in service. Since he left active duty, he has been a full-time producer of social media videos and commercials for a number of different platforms, including YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, and many more. His work has appeared in many magazines, including Men’s Health. Alexander is a social media presence, especially with him attempting physical fitness tests for other branches such as the Air Force. His YouTube channel is highly recognized for giving influencers and celebrities a chance at high-level military training, which provides for a fun challenge to witness.
Alexander brings a healthy dose of self-deprecating humor to his videos, which makes him highly likable and fun to watch.
He has 1.65 million followers on YouTube and 166,000 on Instagram as well. Alexander has been making social media videos for more than five years with an increasing track record of success. Take a watch and see how well he does against the Marines in their PFT as it might surprise you. He is a big bloke at 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing more than 200 pounds, so, he has a lot to carry.
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